He's far from counting his chickens yet - but manager Lee Miller reckons it’s high time one of Cambridgeshire’s oldest football clubs put in a county title challenge again.

Linton Granta, formed in 1878, have not really troubled the top placings in the Kershaw Premier since lifting the title in 2012, although there were signs of a revival with last season’s Premier Division Knockout Cup victory.

Granta have kicked on from that win and currently lead the table by five points with ten wins from their opening 12 games - and on Saturday it was a case of the king is dead, long live the king.

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Goals from Tafadzwa Chisango, Jacob Kitchiner and Harry Atherton saw Miller’s men win 3-0 at last season’s champions, West Wratting, who they also turned over in last season’s cup final.

“It was a great result as Wratting might have lost a few players but are still strong, and it’s always a tough place to go,” said Miller. “The lads laugh at me as I say the same every week, but when you’ve targeted winning the league, every game is a hard one.

“That’s our aim this season. It’s time we challenged again as it’s long overdue, but there’s a long way to go and we’re not getting too excited just yet.

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“I do believe we have it in ourselves this year though as we have grown both physically and mentally. I’ve been impressed with the attitude this year, 100 per cent that’s our biggest improvement.

“The difference this season has been a great attitude and hard work. My boys are on it at the moment and playing so well, but we’ve shown real character as well.”

Miller, who started his own playing career with Wratting, is only in his second season of management but boosted last season’s squad with the summer arrivals of Chisango, Kitchener, Nick Wilderspin and Nicky Haycraft. Their nearest challengers are former leaders Fulbourn Institiute, who beat Cambridge City Reserves 4-1 thanks to goal from Joey Abbs, Lee Clift, Callum Fullwood and Tom Wright.

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Fellow high-fliers Foxton went down 4-2 at Eaton Socon, with goals from Matt Chapman and Rogers Skeggs not enough as a Ben Cole brace, plus further strikes from Callan Irvine and Ryan Whitingham, won it for the hosts.

Two goals from Martin Turner, plus one each from Nick Garner, Matthew Gearing and Connor Ray, saw Brampton hammer Eynesbury Rovers Reserves 5-1, while Nick Finney and Tom Joyce struck to earn Comberton United a 2-1 win over Hemingfords United, and Ely City Reserves were held to a 2-2 draw by St Neots Town Reserves.

Wayne Goddard scored the only goal of the game as Bar Hill reached the Premier Division Knockout Cup final by beating Great Shelford, while Cherry Hinton joined them with a 3-1 win at Cambridge University Press in the other semi with goals from Oliver Cox, Conor Diver and Alex Fulcher, and Dan Heron replying for Press.